Stan"za (?), n.; pl.
Stanzas (#). [It. stanza a room, habitation,
a stanza, i. e., a stop, fr. L. stans, p. pr. of
stare to stand. See Stand, and cf. Estancia,
Stance, Stanchion.] 1. A number of
lines or verses forming a division of a song or poem, and agreeing in
meter, rhyme, number of lines, etc., with other divisions; a part of a
poem, ordinarily containing every variation of measure in that poem; a
combination or arrangement of lines usually recurring; whether like or
unlike, in measure.
Horace confines himself strictly to one sort of verse,
or stanza, in every ode.
Dryden.
2. (Arch.) An apartment or division in
a building; a room or chamber.
Stan"za (?), n.; pl.
Stanzas (#). [It. stanza a room, habitation,
a stanza, i. e., a stop, fr. L. stans, p. pr. of
stare to stand. See Stand, and cf. Estancia,
Stance, Stanchion.] 1. A number of
lines or verses forming a division of a song or poem, and agreeing in
meter, rhyme, number of lines, etc., with other divisions; a part of a
poem, ordinarily containing every variation of measure in that poem; a
combination or arrangement of lines usually recurring; whether like or
unlike, in measure.
Horace confines himself strictly to one sort of verse,
or stanza, in every ode.
Dryden.
2. (Arch.) An apartment or division in
a building; a room or chamber.
